According to a press released issued by the Columbia Police at 6:30 a.m. this morning.
Columbia Police said they received multiple calls at 10:30 p.m., last night aboiut shots being fired at 29 North Fourth St., which is the former Keystone Fire Company.
Upon their arrival, police founbd a victim laying to the rear of 20 North Fourth St. with a single gunshot wound, The victim was transported to Lancaster General Hospital.
The victim, police said, is a 20-year-old black man from Lancaster.
During the investigation, police learned there was an "after hour" party at the former firehouse and there was an altercation inside the building. Three individuals, allblack males in their late teens to early 20's were asked to leave the building. The three then went to the rear of the former fire house where one of the individuals shot the victim as he exited the backdoor and then fled the scene.
The suspects, police said, were wearing white shirts and dark pants. An early 90s Toyota Sedan, red or orange in color, is also belived to be involved in the incident.
Assisting Columbia Police are investigators from the Lancaster County District Attorney's office, West Hempfield Townbship Police and the Lancaster County Forensic Team.
Anyone with information is asked to call Columbia Police at 684-7735.
Last night, the area arond the shooting was shutdown around 10:30 into the wee hours of the morning while police investigated. In asddition to Columbia police, officers from West Hempfield, Susquehanna Regiomal and Mount Joy Borough were on the scene.
Also involved were SVEMS and the Columbia QRS as well as the Columbia No. 1 Fire Department, for lighting and washing down the area.
This morning at the scene of the shooting there were no visible signs of the incident in the area, other than a couple of water puddles in the Columbia Post Office parking lot and a light blue glove laying in the middle of the street.
A block down at the Columbia Police Department, there were numerous police vehicles and county vehicles parked. Last night, the entoire municipal building was full as investigators were questioning people and putting information together.
Stay with COLUMBIA TALK for updates.
3 comments:
WHY WOULD THERE BE A PARTY GOING ON IN THE OLD KEYSTONE FIRE COMPANY BUILDING? I THOUGHT THAT BUILDING WAS CONDEMNED BY THE BOROUGH. I THINK THAT BOROUGH OFFICIALS SHOULD FIND OUT WHY THE OWNER OF THAT BUILDING WOULD LET A PARTY BE HELD THERE.
Because the building is owned by Dolittle, as we all know he does what he wants in the boro.
Honestly... Carter Shutlz aka the Porno King that used to sell porn all over town, and Chester Montague aka Self Proclaimed Rapper should of had there speak easy shut down weeks ago. Everytime they had a party in that place there has been nothing but underage drinking, and marijuana. They were charging admission, and giving out free beer! At the whole time running it out of a 200 year old firehouse that was condemed for the face falling off of it. In the news articles on LancasterOnline.com it states that there were two security guards. Guess who they were! Carter, and Chester! Also Why in the workd would the kid go out the back door instead of the front door? It sounds like a setup the whole way around! I think the orgranizers should, and will be held accountable for this senseless crime. It is just to fishy especially the whole out the back thing. WHY WOULD anyone want to run out the back door into the poop pit! Not a very nice way to die! Why didn't he run out the front? Why did Chester aka fat security tell the boy not to run out the back door? Why if they were checking ID's was this guy only 20? Toxoligy reports should be in the works! Everyone says the boys dead. The newspapers still say hes on life support. It's so confusing and senseless! Columbia bleeds everytime someone acts stupid, and it's about time we take our town back from these ignorant people such as David Doolittle, Chester Montague, and Carter Shutlz that think they can go around without adbiding by the rules. I want to see that hell hole closed down for good. IT is not good for businesses either in the downtown area! Here's a link to the dead kids myspace. http://www.myspace.com/youngez717 Make sure you look at all the comments. Appartmently this was over someone taking the microphone from someone else. Stupid ******s!
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